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'I miss Jana a lot', says Wimbledon champion Krejcikova
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova admitted Saturday she misses her late mentor and former All England Club champion Jana Novotna so much that she talks to her in her dreams.
Krejcikova broke down in tears when she saw her name etched on the same Centre Court honours board which also recognises the 1998 final victory of Novotna.
"The only thing that was going through my head was that I miss Jana a lot. It was just very, very emotional," said Krejcikova after defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in Saturday's final.
"Very emotional moment to see me on a board right next to her. I think she would be proud. I think she would be really excited that I'm on the same board as she is because Wimbledon was super special for her."
Novotna coached Krejcikova from 2014 until 2017, when she died of ovarian cancer at the age of 49.
Fellow Czech Novotna was Wimbledon champion in 1998 but only after losing finals at the All England Club in 1993 and 1997.
She famously wept on the shoulder of Britain's Duchess of Kent after the 1993 championship match, which she lost to Steffi Graf.
Novotna had led 4-1 in the third set and was a point away from going 5-1 up only to serve a double fault.
She lost the next five games and was defeated 7-6 (8/6), 1-6, 6-4.
Krejcikova had sought advice on her career from Novotna before they started working together, writing a letter to her compatriot.
A teenage Krejcikova had been torn between turning professional after her junior career or going into full-time education.
"I said 'I don't know what to do right now' so could she look at me and maybe help me, guide me, tell me which direction should I go," remembered Krejcikova.
Novotna replied within a week and after that the two started to work together.
"I'm dreaming about her a lot and we are talking in those dreams," said Krejcikova, who now has two Grand Slam singles titles to add to her seven women's and three mixed triumphs at the majors.
She added: "I have a little notebook that I wrote when I was 12. Three or four months ago I was looking through that notebook.
"I wrote that in the future I would like to win the French Open. Things shifted a little bit when I met Jana and when she was telling me about Wimbledon, about the grass, how difficult it was for her to win the title and how emotional she was when she made it.
"Since then I started to see the Wimbledon like the biggest tournament in the world."
H.E.Young--AMWN